UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a UN agency mandated to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country. UNHCR was established in 1950 and has a global presence. The organization is currently newsworthy due to its involvement in two significant humanitarian crises. First, UNHCR reported that approximately 250 Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals are missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea. Second, UNHCR reported that up to 3.2 million people have been displaced across Iran due to attacks by the US and Israel, raising concerns about a worsening humanitarian crisis. These events highlight UNHCR's ongoing role in responding to displacement crises and providing assistance to vulnerable populations worldwide.